Category: Software (Windows Phone)

Throttle Lock – Pattern-lock your device

Unlocking your device is usually pretty simple on touch-screen devices and not many of us use any kind of password encryption. Throttle Lock will help lock your device and give a certain level of security. It's in an early stage at the present but, u...

Viigo Beta – New Coolsmartphone Edition now available

The new Viigo Beta is now available to download. It's a free easy-to-use application which will keep you in touch with the world. There's a stack of features including mobile 5-day weather forecasts, sports news, stocks and finance information and all...

HTC Touch Dual receives WinMo 6.1 Update

If you head over to the HTC website and dodge around that big "G1" thing you'll find an update for the HTC Touch Dual at the bottom of this page. It's the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade and will bring you.. "improved usability, messaging and connectivity ...

BlueInput – Use your Bluetooth mouse with Windows Mobile

Teksoft has just released a new version of their Bluetooth mouse control system for Windows Mobile. It's now called BlueInput and lets you control your phone with a Bluetooth mouse. You can see it in action below. Bluetooth keyboards can also be attac...

o2 releases WinMo 6.1 update for XDA Orbit 2

o2 have just put the Windows Mobile 6.1 update online for the o2 XDA Orbit 2. The update brings better battery management, (slightly) improved Internet Explorer experience and a quick start help system. You'll need a valid IMEI to proceed, and as usua...

Samsung Omnia updates

Got a Samsung Omnia ? Oh, you lucky sausage. Now you can upgrade it .. ummm.. if you're in France, Italy, Malasyia, Singapore or the Philippines. Uh-huh.. Where's the update for other countries? We're not sure. Keep an eye on this Samsung page though,...

Didiom – Mobile entertainment, now refreshed and enhanced

In February 2007 we mentioned an exciting new service called "Didiom". It's now developed into an all-in-one application which will let you steam music from your PC to your phone wirelessly. It's free and you can either use your own music collection o...

Sync your Mac with Windows Mobile – SyncMate

Hey, Mac users. Come close. Have you heard about SyncMate ? Version 1.4 has just been released and the free edition will let you organise your contacts, texts, calendar entries and more. You can also sync too, with your contacts and calendar details l...

Touchdown – Free helicopter game to try

This is a new game called Touchdown. It's been designed to make the most of the VGA screen on the HTC Touch Pro but should also work on the Diamond and possibly other VGA devices too. It's still in early development, so you'll need to download the dem...

Klaxon – Cool alarm with motion and light sensors

I don't know about you, but I use my phone as an alarm every day. If you've got a Diamond or a Touch Pro then this is the business. A new app, by Koushik Dutta, will not only sound an alarm but it'll also turn off again when …

Pool Rebel wins top award

Back in early 2007 we ran a story about a free beta game called "Pocket Pool". Later in the year it went commerical and Is now know as Pool Rebel. Since then it's gone on to win the AT&T Game Development Contest for Windows Mobile at the CTIA. …

CoPilot Live Special Edition for the HTC Touch Diamond

If you've got yourself a HTC Touch Diamond and want some satnav to go with it, take a looksie at this devicewire deal. This special version of CoPilot Live is available for just £57.99 and is the perfect navigation partner for your phone. The award-...

Google – Helping to find your local anything

There's been a few stories around the net about the new Google "local" search. The My Location feature should now appear if you browse to Google.com on your phone in Internet Explorer. After the Google Gears plugin installs (what a great name), you'l...

TouchFLO 2D – TouchFLO 3D without a new phone

So, I've just had an email from Stephen Murray about something called TouchFLO 2D. It's a CAB file which you can install and get the same experience as the excellent HTC TouchFLO 3D system seen in the excellent HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro. So...

PowerSMS – Free feature-packed texting app

Jason Langridge has just spotted this rather cool application. It's called PowerSMS and it's currently in beta, which means it's free. Yay. I love this app. I'm always sending text jokes out to groups of people, so the ability to set up your own group...

Turn off threaded messaging

Whilst testing out the staggeringly quick Google Chrome browser this morning I stumbled across this MoDaCo post showing a tweak from mydigitallife.info to disable the threaded messaging in Windows Mobile 6.1. Now, the new threaded texting system is a ...

Throttle Launcher – Cool launcher app

This is Throttle Launcher. It's not a TouchFlo3D port, this is a fully skinable application with several skins available. It's an incredibly smooth and remarkable launcher which, when combined with skins like this or this TouchFLO 3D skin, are pretty ...

Windows Mobile app store approaching

It looks like Microsoft are trying to play catch-up by recruiting for something called "Skymarker" - a possible applications store for Windows Mobile 7, coming next year. The iPhone has given Windows Mobile a much needed boot up the backside and shown...

Kinoma Play – Listen up, because this is good

A few days ago a company called kinoma announced their media player for Windows Mobile. It's touted as the "world’s first mobile media browser" and there's a lot of praise around the internet for this software. Is it deserved? Well, in a word. Yes. ...

So, why not use Opera Mini?

As you know by now, Windows Mobile phones include Internet Explorer as default. It's at best passable, especially when compared to browsers like Opera 9.5 and NetFront, however - it's also worth remembering that Opera Mini is out there and works very ...

New Windows Mobile GUI – yrgo

Here's another new user interface for your touchscreen Windows Mobile. This is called yrgo and you can see it in action on the video below. It contains four full customizable desktops which uses finger gestures to help you navigate. Costing $10 (aroun...

VsNotepad 2 Now available – On-the-fly note-taking

Virtual Spaghetti Software have just launched (and we mean just... like, 10 minutes ago) VsNotepad 2. It's an updated version of the incredibly flexible note-taking software for recording and organising your life. The new version brings customized no...

Snap2Face v1.0 Facebook integration available

Snap2Face v1.0 has just been released. It's a free Facebook client for your Windows Mobile. Facebook access is now better and easier than ever, plus you get Outlook contacts integration (i.e. photo caller-ID) album slide show and much more. Snap2Face...

Viigo Beta 3.0 Goes live – total mobile information

You've probably noticed the Viigo RSS Reader button on the top-right of our site lately and hopefully you've downloaded it to keep updated with our news and other RSS feeds. Now version 3.0 is now available in Beta form for Windows Mobile users. It st...

Winterface improved and upgraded

Vito Technology have just released a new version of Winterface. It comes with numerous improvements and bug-fixes - it is now started with a different on-screen gesture, you can now add any files on your Windows Mobile to the main screen, plus there's...

Use QR Codes to beam sites to your mobile

It's been a while now since we mentioned QR Codes. They're also called 2D barcodes and you may have seen them in our recent video. Now there's a new cool way to use them. If you're using FireFox as your browser, then listen up. If you've recently stum...

Free live cricket information

Fancy getting the latest cricket scores onto your mobile? If so, you just need to point your mobile to ci.plusmo.com. Download the CAB, run it, install and choose your location. It'll give you a ball by ball coverage of your favourite matches. This so...

Upgrade your Diamond – 1.93 ROM now widely available

The Hong Kong version of the updated Diamond ROM appeared a couple of weeks back, however it's now available for more countries in the HTC eClub. It's version 1.93 and is available for the UK and other European countries - from what we're hearing, it'...

GPS Friend – Locate your mates

We neglected to mention this last week - it's GPS.Friend. This will let you find anything or anyone quickly by using satellites. The free version allows one search per day, or you can purchase the full program for 17.25EUR ($17.25 / £13.60). If thi...

Elecont Launcher now available for easy app access

Yes, it really is August! Blimey. Doesn't time fly eh? We've been digging through the mail and found that Elecont have just released their quick-launch plugin for your home or Today screen. This will give you quick and easy access into your favourite ...

Orange HTC TyTN II WinMo 6.1 Update is here!

Remember our story on how Orange almost launched the HTC TyTN II Windows Mobile 6.1 update? It was really quite simple. If you go to the Orange site here, then click "HTC" from the "Handset selection" screen, then "TyTN P4550 II" from the model sectio...

Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta – Now with fixes

If you read about Opera Mobile 9.5 recently you may, like me, have downloaded this whizzy new browser and tried it out. There were, however, a few bugs, and some have recommended NetFront as an alternative. For me, I noticed one very painful bug when ...

Twitula – Free Twitter client for Windows Mobile

New Zealander Kevin Daly has just unveiled his new Twitter client, called Twitula. It's completely free and shows public and friend timelines plus people you follow or those who follow you. You can also update your status direct from the software, alt...

Nicky Boom – Excellent platform game available

If you're ever in need of a cool game or application, don't forget to check out our gaming and apps stores. There's something for everyone and you can sign up so you get to re-download stuff later too. We've just spotted Nicky Boom, selling for just

Video drivers appear for Qualcomm kit

Remember the video performance problems with HTC devices using Qualcomm MSM7200 and MSM7500 chipsets? The devices in question seem to ignore the hardware acceleration available on the chips and so, over the last few months, the guys at HTCClassAction ...

Opera Mobile 9.5 Free Beta – Now available!

Following a slight delay Opera Mobile 9.5 is now available to download for all. The finished beta is completely free and will give you a little whiff of the excitement surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond (which features the browser as default) even if y...

Two quick data entry solutions from Dasur

Dasur have released to applications designed to speed up your data entry on Windows Mobile touch-screen devices. SlideIT is designed for stylus input, whilst ThumbKey is a finger-driven solution. We took a look at the ThumbKey software, which worked r...

Opera Mobile 9.5 a little late

You probably all saw just how cool the Opera 9.5 browser was on the HTC Touch Diamond some weeks back. If you want to try the Opera 9.5 internet browser yourself on your Windows Mobile and you don't have the Diamond then you were probably expecting to...

SMS Reports Eraser – free app

JGUI has just released a nice free little application called SMS reports eraser. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and it's completely free. It can also announce whether your message has arrived with a special sound so you don't need to check t...

Touch Shell 3D coming to Touch Commander 4.0

Yup, you know something is successful when people begin to copy it. For everyone who watched our HTC Touch Diamond videos and drooled over the HTC TouchFLO 3D system you can now have a look at something called Touch Shell 3D. It'll form part of the To...